I've discovered the hilarious world of Eddie Izzard

[HEyHEY]

Damn! He's funny... any fans?

[Sugar Smack]

1. I LOVE HIM.

My best friends introduced me to him by giving me a DVD of his acts. I waited the longest time to see it, but I saw it with them. I'm a HUGE fan now.

Love his political stabs.

:bounce:

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2. I can watch "Dress to Kill"

every night of the week. It's like I'm seeing it for the first time every time.

"Helga, get up! I've invented a maneuver!"

[haf216]

3. He's great!

I keep meaning to get some of his DVD's but.....

[Hissyspit]

4. I saw him live in Philadelphia. He's great. n/t

[deadparrot]

5. What took you so long?

Cake or death?

[MysticalChicken]

11. Death please...

...I meant cake! Cake!

"Sorry, you said Death first..."

[mduffy31]

6. Hey its Jeff Vader everyone

[enigmatic]

7. Eddie's hilarious

We've played lot of his stuff off his CD's on the show; I'd love to see him live.

[Reverend_Smitty]

8. He's one funny dude...

how can you not love him with a bit like "cake or death?"

[Oeditpus Rex]

9. 'And Engelbert Humperdinck!

"Yes, he was the man. That's not his real name; he's from Britain, but that's not his name. There's very few Humperdincks in Britain. He was born Gerry Dorsey, not Engelbert Humperdinck. His parents were not Mr. and Mrs. Humperdinck. They never said, 'What shall we call our son so he does not get the shit kicked out of him at school?

'We shall call him Engelbert!'

'Good, that'll work!'

"No, his name was Gerry Dorsey, and he released songs as Gerry Dorsey, songs such as (mumbles) which didn't work 'cause nobody could hear what he was saying. And then his managers, obviously, said, 'We're going to change your name, Gerry! It's the name that's the problem.' And his name changed from Gerry Dorsey to Engelbert Humperdinck. I mean, I just wanted to be in the room when they were working that one through.

'Zingelbert Bembledack! Yingybert Dambleban! Zangelbert Bingledack! Wingelbert Humptyback! Slut Bunwalla!'

'What?!'

'All right, Kringelbert Fishtybuns! Steviebuns Bottrittrundle...'

'No, Gerry Dorsey, I like Gerry Dorsey!'

'No, we can't do it... Who we got? Zingelbert Bembledack, Tringelbert Wangledack, Slut Bunwalla, Klingybun Fistelvase, Dindlebert Zindledack, Gerry Dorsey, Engelbert Humptyback, Zengelbert Bingledack, Engelbert Humperdinck, Vingelbert Wingledanck...'

'No, no, go back one. Go back one. "Engelbert Humperdinck." That's it.'"

[MysticalChicken]

12. ROTFLMAOOMGLOLZORZWTFBBQ

Holy fuck, I love that one.

[MysticalChicken]

10. Oh god!

I just discovered him about three, four months ago maybe. I watched a few of his stand-up specials on BBC America On Demand (they are unfortunately expired) and I was laughing so hard I could barely breathe. I LOVE the Darth Vader in the cantina bit. (this is mostly paraphrased) "You need a tray." "I do not need a tray, for I am Vader, Lord Vader, Darth Vader. I can kill you with a thought." "No, you need a tray, for the food, because the food is hot." "Oh, for the food. I did not realize--I'll get a tray. This one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet, this one is wet--Did you dry these in a rainforest? Why, in the name of the Death Star can I not get a tray that is fucking dry?"

I have to find the DVDs of his performances.

[AllegroRondo]

13. He was actually considered for the role of Dr Who

and would have been darn good at it, too.

[soleft]

14. I'm bummed he's not going to be on 24

[Rabrrrrrr]

15. He's fuckin' hilarious!

I finally heard about him earlier this Spring when a friend brought a DVD, and I just about pissed my pants laughing.

[tigereye]

16. hysterical!

bust a gut funny, and very erudite. Difficult to do! And wearing a skirt, to boot!